Suspected diphtheria in an Uzbek national: isolation of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum resulted in a false-positive presumptive diagnosis

Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Apr;22(4):735. doi: 10.1093/clinids/22.4.735.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Corynebacterium / isolation & purification*
  • Corynebacterium Infections / diagnosis*
  • Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Diphtheria / diagnosis*
  • Diphtheria Antitoxin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infection Control
  • Male
  • USSR

Substances

  • Diphtheria Antitoxin